My baby loves came home to visit!!!

I just want to take a moment and thank all the fathers out there who are excellent fathers and husbands! My husband is a wonderful man who works very hard. He makes it possible for me to stay home with our little stinkers :) I love him very much! And I definitely do not admire the work he does, but I surely appreciate it! Thanks babe! He is a patient, caring husband. He takes the time to remind me EVERYDAY of how much he loves and appreciates me :) Aw! He cares so much for his girls and I know that it is tough on him to be away from them. They are so cute; I'm sure he wishes everyday that he could have his two little babes run into his arms and snuggle him after a long, hard day of work :( At least it's only for the summer. Before I go on to tell of our adventures with Thayne when he was home I want to say one more thank you. Thank you, Thayne, for serving our country for 8 years and serving in Iraq. You're brave and noble.

Now, on to our adventure! Thayne was able to come home on Father's Day! It was a sweet treat for all of us :) The girls tagged along with me, and had a blast driving down there. Thank you BABY EINSTEIN!!! Taylor recognized her daddy right away! She was kicking her legs and flapping her arms while she screamed and laughed at her dad coming down the escalator. Alexis was in the middle of a fit so she did not see him right away. She was a little shy but then she warmed right up to him and became a little growth on his shoulders :)

On our drive home, I had a pregnant moment :) Ha ha! I pulled up to a Taco Time in Salt Lake. Well, it turns out they're closed on Sunday. What happens next? We're driving down the highway and I see a Taco Time in Centerville. What does this pregnant woman do? Oh, I stop. Yup, still closed! Oh jeez! Needless to say, I finally got a taco at Taco Maker :)

Diesel was really excited to see Thayne! That dog LOVES him :) If she could, she'd attach herself to him like a leach. I got Thayne some nice walking shoes (since he walks around all day) and made him a cheesecake (his favorite dessert). We headed up to see his family and eat some yummy dinner! Dessert was held next door at his Uncle Randy's house. To finish up the family get-together, we went to Stan's house to ride the zipline (I didn't, of course). And we finished the night with a visit from my brother, Cortney, and my cousin, Braquel. Sorry, no pictures of Father's day!

Monday we stayed busy doing odd end jobs around the house. Hope was kind enough to bust out her camera and snap some family pics :) We were very pleased with how they turned out and how many we liked. You see, the girls were super tired and absolutely ready for a nap. It was almost impossible to get them to smile, and even more impossible to get both of them to smile at the same time!!!

We headed up to do some dutch oven with some of his siblings in Providence Canyon. Overall, the kids had a lot of fun. The food was AMAZING! Soooo fun! Thayne's friend, Dustin, and his wife, Cammie, stopped by to say hello with their two kids. Macie is such a cutie! They were here during bath time, and Macie decided she wanted to help me bathe the girls :) What a cute little helper!

Oh, and in the pic above, smoke was blowing in our faces! That's why we're kind of pulling a funny face.

Tuesday we took the girls to first dam to feed the ducks. They were so cute letting the ducks and geese eat out of their hands. Ryan's Place park was our next stop. I love this little park. It's very toddler friendly, which is hard to come by :) We took the girls up for some horseback riding. Ask me if Alexis was excited? Ya know, I'd say she gets more than "excited" about riding horses. Let me tell you that this girl will find ANY horse figurine, statue, balloon, etc. in your house. She has horse radar! And, she will happily ride horses for 2 hours. Taylor is less horse crazy. She'll go for a quick ride and then she's done.

Alexis riding with her daddy :)

Taylor riding with her daddy :)

To finish off our last night together, Thayne and I enjoyed a movie. Thank you Holly for watching our girls so we could see The A-Team! Very good movie, by the way!